Chrono Cross Director Interview March 9, 2023

There are few games from the PS1 era more polarizing than Chrono Cross. A continuation of the SNES classic RPG Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross told the story of a new generation of characters from this franchise. Since it’s release, it has recently gotten a remaster for modern platforms including the Nintendo Switch. Now, the games director has opened up about his work on the game in a one-hour interview!

Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers is out now on multiple platforms.

Metroid Prime Remastered Accolades Trailer March 4, 2023

In 2003, I purchased my very first dedicated game console since the original NES. As a PC gamer, I wanted to pick a console I felt had the most unique games I would not be able to play on the PC. That console was the Nintendo GameCube and the first game I got for it was Metroid Prime.

This was a first person adventure game with tight controls and a fully explorable immersive environment, but more than that it showed me that I had been missing out on games outside of the PC. Now, Metroid Prime has been remastered for the Nintendo Switch, and the reviews of it have been nothing short of glorious.

Metroid Prime Remastered is out now for the Nintendo Switch

Pokémon Presents – 2/27/2023 February 27, 2023

Happy Pokémon Day! Twenty-six years ago, the very first Pokémon games were released in Japan for the Game Boy. All these years later, Pokémon remains one of the biggest media franchises in the world. To celebrate the anniversary, the guys at The Pokémon Company have scheduled this presentation. Hopefully we’ll get to see some of the new games! Take it away!

All games shown here are coming to various platforms including the Nintendo Switch.

Sony State of Play – Feb 2023 February 23, 2023

Sony has just revealed the first State of Play of the year, where we’re going to get some highlights of upcoming games for the PlayStation platform. Fingers crossed we’ll be seeing some games I’ll be looking forward to that we’re promised for later this year.

All games shown are coming to the PlayStation 4, PS5, or PSVR 2.

iOS 16.3.1 Released February 13, 2023

Apple has just released an important update for all their devices tonight including Apple TV, Watch and Mac computers. The new update, which is referred to as 16.3.1 on the iPhone and iPad, includes important bug fixes and security patches.

Depending on your device, the update weighs in between 150-550MB.

THEATRHYTHEM: Final Bar Line Demo Released February 1, 2023

After that disappointing last piece of news, I wanted to share some good news with all of you. I’ve been a huge fan of the THEATRHYTHEM games since they launched on the 3DS so many years ago, and was awash with glee to discover that a new game would be coming to the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation platforms. Today, they’ve confirmed a demo of the game is now available as a free download on your platform of choice.

I was able to snag the demo off the Nintendo eShop and I can confirm its a ton of fun! It includes thirty songs including tracks from Final Fantasy II and Final Fantasy VII. Square Enix does promise that progress from the demo will carry over the full version of the game.

THEATRHYTHEM: Final Bar Line is coming to the PS4 and Nintendo Switch February 16th, 2023.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Delayed February 1, 2023

Just wanted to give you guys the bad news personally. Respawn Entertainment has confirmed there will be a delay of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the highly-anticipated sequel to Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is coming April 28th, 2023 to Xbox Series X/S, PS5 and PC.

iOS and iPadOS 16.3 Released January 23, 2023

An incremental but important iOS update has been released for iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch devices earlier today. The new update includes (on top of the usual bug fixes) the ability to add hardware keys to Apple ID.

The update weighs in at around 750MB. A similar update has been released for the Mac but there does not appear to be an Apple TV update at this time.

Marvel’s Avengers Ending Support, All In-Game Paid Content to Become Free January 22, 2023

Big announcement from Crystal Dynamics this weekend. Marvel’s Avengers will receive its final official patch in March 2023. They will be ending updates for the controversial game shortly afterwards. The game will continue to function after the patch, and the single-player and multiplayer games will continue to work. However, all in-game cosmetics that were previously locked to paid credits will automatically become unlocked at no cost to players. However, the playable character of Spider-Man will remain exclusive to PlayStation platforms (including PS4 and PS5) and will not be added to Xbox or PC copies of the game.

Crystal Dynamics did state that the game would become delisted from online stores in September 2023. However, physical copies of the game (as well as purchases made on digital platforms before that date) will still function. Sadly, the Stadia version of the game was dissolved with the fall of Stadia last week.

I have to admit…as someone who owns a copy of this game on the PlayStation since Day 1, beta tested the game, and played through the entire campaign…I think this is fantastic news. The original game had an incredible story, and while the gameplay did have the tendency to go a little stale in a few levels, they did not deter me from continuing to play. The biggest deterrent for me to continue playing wasn’t the fact that content would continue to be produced, but the fact that I would need to pay huge amounts of money to continue unlocking in-game skins or nameplates left an awful taste in my mouth. Now that the content is being unlocked for free, that concern is now over.

Marvel’s Avengers is out now for the PC, Xbox One, PS4, PS5, Xbox Series X/S.

How to Convert Stadia Controllers to Bluetooth January 19, 2023

RIP Stadia, you were a good idea executed poorly. By the time you read this, the Stadia service is defunct. If you were an owner of the Stadia Premere Edition (which included a Google Chromecast Ultra and Stadia Controller) you will have some gaming hardware that doesn’t have to be boxed up and forgotten. People who purchased Stadia hardware (or got it for free) will still be able to use the other functions of their Chromecast Ultra, and the Stadia controller can be converted to a wireless gamepad.

Instructions for converting a Stadia controller to Bluetooth gamepad can be found here. You MUST visit this website using the Google Chrome browser on a computer with an open USB port. You’ll also need your controller’s charge cable. Other than that, there doesn’t seem to be any other requirements. We’ve tested this on a Chromebook and it worked just fine. Google says this is irreversible, but now that Stadia is dead there is literally no reason not to do it.

Stadia’s controller is fantastic and probably the best part of the entire Stadia experience. I will be using this as a controller for other platforms for quite some time. The website to convert your Stadia controller to support Bluetooth wireless connectivity will remain live until December 2023.